Friday, July 5, 2013

Weird Scluptures in Mimuroto-ji Temple

When you come to Kyoto and if you want to look at something weird, please visit Mimuroto-ji temple(みむろとじ, 三室戸寺). In the garden there're a lot of sculptures, which are so weird.

It's a rabbit. It's siting on a stone and holding a stone ball. The ball has two halls, of which sizes are just for your hands to get into them. And inside the ball you can touch something and if you're very good at handling the something, you can make it stand. That's for the health of your west and legs.

This ox is opening its mouth. It's said if you stroke it, you will get lucky. When I go there, it was raining. So the ox was whole wet and smooth, I felt nice, touching it.

I know what you are thinking. When I saw it, I was so impressed. And I thought it was one of the best weird sculptures. Does it look evil from your view? Yeah, me too. At first I guessed it was something evil.

But, it's a sort of gods named Uga-jin(宇賀神). It's said this has also the magic power to make you happy, if you stroke it.

Yeah, of course you can stop it, if the sculpture looks very creepy from your view. If I'm with you in front it, I would say "G, g, g, go ahead!".




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